Caledonia Pride

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Caledonia Pride
LeagueWBBL
Founded2016; 6 years ago (2016)
HistoryCaledonia Pride
2016-present
ArenaPleasance Sports Complex
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Head coachBart Sengers
Ownershipbasketballscotland
WebsiteOfficial website

The Caledonia Pride are a Scottish women's basketball team based in Edinburgh. They are the first and only women's professional basketball team in Scotland, competing in the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).

History[]

In May 2016 the Women's British Basketball League awarded a franchise to basketballscotland.[1] The Pride are the first Scottish team to play in the league, originally established to help better prepare the Scottish national team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[2] In August 2016, the name Caledonia Pride was chosen.[3] The team's first coach was announced to be Edinburgh University women's head coach Bart Sengers,[4] and the team's first signings were Robyn Lewis,[5] Kirstin Simpson,[6] and Hilary Wood.[2]

Home Venue[]

  • Oriam National Performance Centre (2016-2019)
  • University of Edinburgh Pleasance Sports Complex (2019–present)

Oriam
In 2017, the team played a home game at the University of Edinburgh's Pleasance Sports Complex.
In 2018, the team played home games at the University of Edinburgh's Pleasance Sports Complex, the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley and the Grangemouth Sports Complex.

Pleasance Sports Complex
In 2019, the team played home games at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow and The Peak in Stirling.[7]

Season-by-season records[]

Season Division Tier Regular Season Post-Season WBBL Trophy WBBL Cup Head Coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win %
Caledonia Pride
2016-17 WBBL 1 9th 18 5 13 10 0.278 Did Not Qualify Pool Stage 1st Round Bart Sengers
2017-18 WBBL 1 7th 20 7 13 14 0.350 Quarter Finals Pool Stage Runners Up Bart Sengers
2018-19 WBBL 1 11th 22 4 18 8 0.182 Did Not Qualify Pool Stage Quarter Finals Bart Sengers
2019-20 WBBL 1 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Pool Stage 1st Round Bart Sengers
2020-21 WBBL 1 11th 20 3 17 6 0.150 Did Not Qualify 1st Round Did Not Compete Bart Sengers

Players[]

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Caledonia Pride roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht.
G 4 France 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
C 5 Scotland 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
SG 6 Scotland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
G 7 Scotland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
SG 8 Scotland 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
G 9 United Kingdom
G 11 United States 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
F 14 Scotland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
G 16 United Kingdom
G 17 United Kingdom
C 22 Scotland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 25 United Kingdom
G 27 United Kingdom
G 55 United States 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Head coach
  • Vacant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Honours[]

WBBL Cup

  • Runner's Up (1):

References[]

  1. ^ Woods, Mark (13 May 2016). "Basketball: Capital side added to league". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Egelstaff, Susan (16 September 2016). "Basketball: Wood full of pride as she fulfils her dream calling". The National. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  3. ^ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Scotland's new women's basketball team named Caledonia Pride". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ^ Sutherland, Sandy (2 June 2016). "Bart Sengers sets out holy trinity for basketball". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ^ Woods, Mark (9 October 2016). "Caledonia star Robyn Lewis to lead with pride". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. ^ Sutherland, Sandy (2 August 2016). "Basketball: Caledonia Pride sign Kirstin Simpson". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. ^ "News Detail – Page 10058558 – CALEDONIA PRIDE".
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